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  • 1994
  • TV-14
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  • 1994
  • TV-14
  • ABC

Summary My So-Called Life started in 1994 on ABC. It was very popular. It was a show that many could relate to and came off as more realistic than many other high school shows. Unfortunately, ABC cancelled it after one season. It has remained a favorite for long after. There are many questions left unresolved. If there was a season 2, would R...

Created By: Winnie Holzman

  • 1994
  • TV-14
  • ABC
  • 1994
  • TV-14
  • ABC

My So-Called Life

Season 1 Premiere: Aug 25, 1994
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 19 Critic Reviews
must-watch
92
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 34 User Ratings
8.2
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Summary My So-Called Life started in 1994 on ABC. It was very popular. It was a show that many could relate to and came off as more realistic than many other high school shows. Unfortunately, ABC cancelled it after one season. It has remained a favorite for long after. There are many questions left unresolved. If there was a season 2, would R...

Created By: Winnie Holzman

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 19 Critic Reviews
92
95% Positive
18 Reviews
5% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 19 Critic Reviews
92
95% Positive
18 Reviews
5% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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100
Aug 27, 2015
For viewers who scream for quality, this is it...I can't answer for today's teens, but from this geezer-gazing distance, the show is amazingly, wonderfully right. As an added benefit, it's a perfect reminder of why I never again want to be 15. [24 Aug 1994, p.C1]
By John Engstrom FULL REVIEW
100
Aug 27, 2015
Marshall Hershkovitz and Ed Zwick, the team that brought us "thirtysomething," have a grasp of adolescence that's so real you can smell the Clearasil. [25 Aug 1994, p.45]
By Ellen Gray FULL REVIEW
100
Aug 27, 2015
Easily the best new series coming to TV...With enough rich characters to fill several series, Life could become the latest show to shake up network television. [25 Aug 1994, p.1C]
By Manuel Mendoza FULL REVIEW
100
Jul 12, 2013
Holzman's writing is brilliant. [25 Aug 1994]
By Marvin Kitman FULL REVIEW
90
Aug 27, 2015
The show's other standout is Bess Armstrong, as Angela's loving, conflicted mother, Patty. She is equally compelling and convincing as a woman still so in touch with her youthful idealism and values that she can't believe she's also a disapproving mother. [23 Aug 1994]
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80
Aug 27, 2015
There is much in the next few weeks that is touching, humorous, painful and admirable. But not insightful, or at least not insightful enough to make going back to high school something that seems like must viewing between 8 and 9 on Thursday nights...Still, My So-Called Life is likely to be as good as you're going to get this season as far as new shows are concerned. [24 Aug 1994, p.65]
By Ed Siegel FULL REVIEW
42
Aug 27, 2015
My time spent in Angela's life was a wasted hour in my own so-called life. [24 Aug 1994, p.47]
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Universal Acclaim Based on 34 User Ratings
8.2
88% Positive
30 Ratings
3% Mixed
1 Rating
9% Negative
3 Ratings

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Production Company:
  • The Bedford Falls Company
  • ABC Productions
  • ABC Video Enterprises
  • Capital Cities Television Productions
Initial Release Date: Aug 25, 1994
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 4 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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